A6_5 Apparent Magnitudes of "Jupitershine"

Authors

  • Mohammad Nahid Chowdhury
  • Daniel Watters
  • Sunil Mucesh
  • Darren Nutting

Abstract

We use solar irradiance and solid angle to estimate the planetshine apparent magnitudes of the Galilean moons. We estimate these to be -4.79 for Io, -2.54 for Europa, -1.17 for Ganymede and 2.38 for Callisto.

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Published

21-11-2016

How to Cite

Chowdhury, M. N., Watters, D., Mucesh, S., & Nutting, D. (2016). A6_5 Apparent Magnitudes of "Jupitershine". Physics Special Topics, 15(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/880

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2016): Physics Special Topics

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